I'd like to be proven wrong. There's nothing more exciting than the cockerals playing with their heads up (pun fully intended), but "nearly win(ning) the second half of the game" is hardly an achievement. With such depth of talent in your country to have players on the pitch who appear to lack any desire to break the line is a travesty. I felt for Harinordoquy, to be honest, it was a great tackle and he lacked any support from his pack. »

Lièvremont has a lot to answer for. Jauzian, Poitreaud and Nyanga all at home, and half the players on the pitch don't seem to want to be there at all. There seems to be far too little spirit and determination in this squad, and I'd say that's coming from the management. »